THE PRIVACYPERFECT BLOG

Given the strange situation we all find ourselves in at the moment, with so many people suddenly
working from home for the first time, organizations have little time to prepare for the consequences that may arise from increased risk of cyber attacks and data breaches. All the data they have is not where it perhaps should be or protected to the same extent as it is normally. It is likely that many employees will continue to work from home for many months, if not forever.

Working across the information space in both the private, not for profit and the public sector, The Trust Bridge Senior Consultant, Carol Tullo, has seen the ecosystem of data policy expand and collide with the world of information rights. Carol states that “So many of us operating in this field have balanced the advantages of the open flow of data with the tensions in the safety and compliance safeguards that we expect, be it as individuals, family units or businesses” The access, storage and tracking of personal data has changed our worlds. Protecting our data and our individual profiles is what data protection is all about. This is not new.  

Under CCPA, consumers will enjoy significant control over the ways in which businesses utilize their data.  These expanded rights to data control are largely in line with the GDPR’s objectives.  However, the California law  differs from its European cousin in several important ways.